Full Description
The book offers a comprehensive and didactic overview of both advanced diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy imaging techniques, with a clinical impact correspondent in major gastroenterology, hepatology, and pancreatology diseases.It includes state-of-the art techniques like endoscopic ultrasound and confocal laser endomicroscopy, as well as endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography.
Divided into 9 main chapters, the book covers the examination techniques, the sedation and monitoring, and investigates the clinical impact of endoscopy. Specific chapters are dedicated to the upper gastrointestinal tract, the lower gastrointestinal tract, to pancreatico-biliary diseases and to liver diseases.
Enriched by more than 400 original images based on 25 years' experience in the field of advanced endoscopy imaging, and accompanied by carefully selected videos, this volume will be a reference guide for residents and trainees in gastroenterology, hepatology, pancreatology,and surgery, with emphasis on endoscopy techniques.
Contents
The Future Of Digestive Endoscopy.- Infrastructure Of The Endoscopy Unit.- Deconstructing The Endoscope.- Types Of Flexible Endoscopy.- Capsule Endoscopy.- Preparation Before Endoscopy.- Enhanced Imaging.- Interventional Endoscopy Techniques.- Advanced Endoscopy (Eus & Ercp).- Quality And Safety Performance Measures For Endoscopy Service.- Antiplatelet And Anticoagulant Therapy In Endoscopy.- Antibiotic Use In Endoscopy.- Superficial ("Conscious") Sedation.- Deep Sedation.- General Anesthesia.- Gastroenterology.- Clinical Impact Of Endoscopy - Hepatology.- Clinical Impact Of Endoscopy In Surgery.- Endoscopic Bariatric Therapies.- Motility Disorders.- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease And Esophagitis.- Gastritis And Gastropathies.- Gastric And Duodenal Ulcers.- Esophageal Tumors.- Gastric Tumors.- Duodenal Tumors.- Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding.- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.- Irritable Bowel Syndrome.- Malabsorbtion Syndrome.- Acute Diarrhea.- Chronic Diarrhea.- Small Bowel Tumors.- Colorectal Polyps.- Colorectal Tumors.- Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding.- Obscure And Occult Gastrointestinal Bleeding.- Acute Pancreatitis.- Chronic Pancreatitis.- Hereditary Pancreatitis.- Exocrine Pancreatic Tumors.- Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors.- Common Bile Duct Stones.- Bile Duct Tumors.- Gallbladder Diseases.- Liver Cirrhosis.- Liver Tumors.- Vascular Liver Disorders.
